Asheboro man thwarts robbery by curling up on ground

ASHEBORO — Two men assaulted a teen during an attempted robbery on Taft Avenue late Sunday, according to a report from the Asheboro Police Department.

The 17-year-old, who was treated for injuries at Randolph Health, told officers that he was walking on Taft Avenue, heading to his home on Oakmont Street, at about 10 p.m. Sunday when two men approached him from behind. They told him to take everything out of his pockets. The teen had a cell phone in his pocket, but did not want to hand it over.

One of the suspects started to hit him; the other pulled him to the ground where he curled up to protect himself. According to the report, the teen said that when the attackers saw that he was not going to give them anything, they ran away.

The report said the teen had bruising on the left side of his forehead and around his left eye and that his forehead appeared to be swollen.